Spark

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  Archive

  Zine and Still Heard

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

  If mid-'90s hardcore like Threadbare, Unbroken or Struggle sends a shiver down your spine, or if you regret recycling your HeartattaCk zine...

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  Book

  Rhymes With Art

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

  Is hip-hop dead? Is it even an art form? Perhaps the most refreshing thing about Adam Bradley's Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop is t...

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  Videogame

  8-Bit Hero

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

  Mention "videogame music" and most folks still think of Atari 2600's blips and bloops, or SuperMario's coin ka-chings, rather than the note...

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  Documentary

  Behind the Miroir

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

  In their own inimitable manner, Montreal's Arcade Fire offer fans unique access to their methodology with the stunning film, Miroir Noir: N...

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  Charity

  Lighting the Way

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

  Charity compilations are predominantly one-note affairs propelled by the weight of their cause rather than the quality of the music. So it'...

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  Exercise

  Limb Lifts For Hipsters

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

  Anyone who's been to a yoga class knows the music is pretty damn boring. A rocker chick can only listen to rain storms, tranquil beats and...

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  Music Visualizer

  Get Your Colours Done

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

  Is your music more pink than green? The synesthesia of music and visuals is vividly represented via the intriguing Master's thesis of MIT'...

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  Comedy

  Whatevs and Evs Amen

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

  Absurdist Eugene Mirman possesses no "life coach" qualifications but in his hilarious new book, The Will to Whatevs - A Guide to Modern Li...